Louisiana § RS 46:2126 - Programs for victims of family violence; creation
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§ RS 46:2126. Programs for victims of family violence; creation
A. In addition to the fees collected for issuance of marriage licenses under the provisions of R.S. 13:841 or R.S. 40:40, each clerk of court or other person or agency authorized to collect marriage license fees shall collect a fee of twelve dollars and fifty cents upon the issuance of each marriage license. Each such person may deduct no more than five percent of the additional fees collected for administrative costs and shall remit the remaining amount of such additional fees to the state treasurer on a monthly basis, in accordance with rules and regulations of the state treasurer.
B. Subject to the exceptions contained in Article VII, Section 9(A) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, all such additional fees collected upon issuance of marriage licenses, except as specifically provided in Subsection A of this Section, shall be paid into the state treasury and shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. In addition, the treasurer shall keep an account of the amount of such fees paid into the state treasury from each parish. A copy of this account shall be transmitted to the office on a monthly basis.
C. REPEALED BY ACTS 1992, NO. 984, §18.
D. Revenue from the additional marriage license fees shall be a supplemental source of funding for the state family violence program and shall not be used to replace or to diminish the appropriation of funds out of the state general fund to the office for local family violence programs. Furthermore, nothing contained in this Part is intended to prohibit the appropriation of other funds out of the state general fund to the office for programs to prevent family violence or to prohibit local programs for victims of family violence from receiving funds or any other type of assistance from public or private sources.
Added by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 60, §1, eff. March 1, 1983; Acts 1985, No. 772, §2, eff. July 19, 1985; Acts 1986, No. 1056, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1986; Acts 1992, No. 984, §§13 and 18.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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